Reddit reviews Run Fast. Eat Slow.: Nourishing Recipes for Athletes: A Cookbook

She has a cookbook, so there's a start for ya: https://www.amazon.com/Run-Fast-Eat-Slow-Nourishing/dp/162336681X

Shalane Flanagan & Elyse Kopecky's cookbooks have some pretty great race day meal ideas (these and Thug Kitchen are probably some of my favorite cookbooks as far as having interesting recipes you can actually easily cook). Regardless of what you pick, the important thing is to give whatever your race day meal is a couple trial-runs so you know it sits well.

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Cookbooks:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1635651913/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/162336681X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1

Oh my goodness, thank you SO much for your response. I appreciate all the info that you put into it!

1. I'll post over at r/running, thanks for the suggestion!
   
   
2. That's a great point about pacing. I've been starting out fast, near the fastest pace I used to be able to run after consistently training for months - so obviously I burn out fast. I'll work on going the pace I need to, even if it feels too slow, and look at my progress over time.
   
   
3. Committing to a schedule - definitely something I need to do. I'll work on being better about actually planning out my runs, and not completing an amorphous "run for what I feel like" workout.
   
   
4. Have you heard of Run Fast. Eat slow.? I definitely don't want to fall into the trap of overeating with "runger" then not achieving my weight loss goals. I, however, find calorie tracking a bit difficult mentally... and would prefer not to do it, if possible. I'm considering just planning out meals/snacks from that cookbook and some other whole foods cookbooks, then see where that gets me? Or maybe I need to track calories.
   
   
5. I have a Garmin! I absolutely love it. The one I have has a wrist HR monitor, which I'm sure is not as accurate as a chest strap. Thanks for the SmashRun suggestion, I hadn't heard of that site before!